Counselling with Carys Walker
Warm, down-to-earth therapy for anxiety, self-worth, and relational trauma.
MSc-qualified • BACP registered
Therapy with me
In our therapy room, you don’t need to perform being okay, or have a neat way of explaining things. We just start where you are.
That might be:
‘things have just felt sh*t for a while’
‘I’m overwhelmed and over it’
or something else messy, vulnerable or tricky.
I’m an integrative therapist, which basically means I don’t stick to a ‘one-size-fits-all’ formula. We go at your pace, with what’s actually going on for you - your history, your patterns, and the stuff that keeps showing up in the present.
I work a lot with anxiety, self-worth struggles, and relational trauma - including the messy, confusing aftermath of relationships that didn’t feel quite safe or steady.
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If this feels familiar…
Your mind’s doing that thing again.
Replaying conversations. Making meaning out of texts. Writing and rewriting things you didn’t say out loud.
On the outside, you’re might be functioning pretty well. On the inside, it can feel like there’s a lot going on that no one else can see.
People don’t only come to therapy because things are falling apart - they come because it’s all technically working, but it’s exhausting.
And at some point you start wondering if it’s meant to feel this hard.
Therapy gives you a bit of space from all of that. Not to ‘fix’ you, but to help things feel less loud, less reactive, and more like they belong to you again.
In-person and online counselling
I work from the Out of the Woods cosy counselling room - conveniently located in Nantwich, Cheshire (CW5), with ample free parking. Unable to get to Nantwich or prefer to meet digitally? No worries - online sessions are available via Google Meet.
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FAQs
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Masters Degree (L7) - Psychotherapeutic Counselling - Staffordshire University
Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling - ACTO
BSc Psychology - Lancaster University
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Yes, I am a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), a membership organisation that sets standards for therapeutic practice and is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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My in-person sessions are based out of my dedicated counselling room at Frederick House, Nantwich (Cheshire CW5) within driving distance of local towns of Crewe, Sandbach, Alsager, Winsford and Middlewich.
The room is a few minutes outside the centre of town and there is ample free parking. I also offer online sessions to folks across the UK via Google Meet or Doxy.
You can choose which way of meeting works best for you - and even swap and change between the two.
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Sessions are charged at £55 per 50 minute session.
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Get in touch! I’m most responsive via email, so reach out via the website form or email me directly at carys@outofthewoodscounselling.co.uk. I always respond to every enquiry so if you don’t here from me within 24 hours, please check your spam.
From there, we can arrange a free 15-20 minute introductory phone call. This gives us both an opportunity to get a sense of whether we may be a good fit, for me to share a little information about how I work, and for you to share as much (or as little!) information as you would like to about what has brought you to counselling.
Choosing the right counsellor for you is a big decision, and so I never ask anyone to make a decision on the phone. If, after a chance to mull it over, you feel you’d like to move forward then we can look at booking in our first session.